Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-18

man; Eighth district, H. T. E Johnson;
Ninth district, w. K. Homsn; Tenth dis
trict, A. A. Grant; Eleventh district,J. B.
Scarborough.
Order of business: First district, j. B.
Cochran, Second district; Harry Cassil,
Third district, --; Fourth district, J.
II Smelcher; Filth district, H. I Bower;
Sixth district, J. H. Gouldy; Seventh dis
triCt, A. D Norman; Eighth district,J. G.
Pritcher; Ninth district, B. H. Carroll;
Eleventh district, J. <. 2. Shirley.
On motion the convention adjourned to
l O'clOCAp. N.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Promptly at 80 p. m. the chairman
called the convention to order.
DR.. B. r. Carroll submitted the report
on order of business IS follows:
/. Report of committee on business.
2. Report of committee on permanent
organization.
3. Appointment by the chairman of
committee OF taree, which shall nominate
& committee of one from each congress
sional district represented in the body,
which coMmlttee when confirme shall
draft plan OF campaign, including ques-
tiOns Of finance and literature, and shall
report to this body as early as possible.
4. These committees shall each report
as sOCn as ready, but the report on plan
of campaign shall take precedence Of all
other business.
5. Miscellaneous business.
BIB CARROLL,
Chairman Committee.
DR.. Carroll suggested that the chair at
once appoint these com mittees.
number objected, stating it was not
parliamentary.
DR.. Cranfu stated that if every quirk
and bubble be considered, the conven-
ton never will be able TO conclude its
labors.
The chair then announced the following
committee on entertainment:
Z. NJ. Law, W. X. Holman, W.N Nelm7,
4. Taylor, S. j. Mullins. Tee commit
tee then a. pointed DR.. Carroll to address
the convention. He responded ia IN eIO
Quent speech. AZ its conclusion the com
! mittee en- permanent organization made
the following report:
Report CT committee on permanent or
ganjzltion to the Hon. J. L. Miller,
! chairman Prohibition state convention:
| Your committee Gu permanent organiza-
| ton beg leave &c recommend 10 the con
Yention the following lficers:
For permanent chairman, Judge D. NJ.
Pr;nGergast CT Limestone.
| For assistant chairman, Judge \. W.
! Battle Of Waco.
For secretary, ". S. B!ackshoar Of
/ Waco.
| For ergeaGt-at-a-ms, J. K. P. Shirley
! OF PARKER.
| We recommend that The secretary and
! SergeGnt-a5 arms be authorized 10 select
such assistants as may be necessary to
| the proper discharge Of their duties.
| W. NJ. SHUMATT,
| Chairman Committee.
The committee on credentials made
their report as follows:
! WACO, TEX March Is, 1887.
| To the Hon. J. z. Miller, Chairman Of Prohibi-
| ton Convention:
| The undersigned committee on ere.
dential5 would respectfully report the
! following as g list Of delegates to the
! convention whose names have been pre-
scented to US with proper credentials:
Lamar County-D. ?. Holland, W. Il.
Logan.
Delta-D M-Clower.
Marion-P. 81. Williams, J. 81. Rowel,
| W. B. Ward.
Bowie-R. A Greene, S. II Smelser.
Hopkins-J. L. Whittle.
Cass-J G. Henderson.
Faunin-J Il. Baldwin, L. G.. Page, j.
! n. S. Hrnslry, J. Toll Miller, J. r.
| Wages, A. D. Dupree, j. a. StsfoId.
Red Rivera. P. Crowley.
CALDWELL. T. Gllett, r. j. Parsons,
Il. J Tubb,, T. Il Brown, c. L. Boone.
Guadaloupe-T L. Johnston, D Mat
! thai, B. H. Passmare, J. w. WOmack.
Hays-W. j. Joyce, A. S. Bunting, j.
| &. PritChett.
| FaYette-A. e. Kerr.
RobeTts0n-J. w. White, B. P. Bailey,
H Pounell, G E. Stevens, E Foster, M
! B. Hearne, Charles Field, Duck Graves,
Henry Bushey. D. Macks, II. Cassell, J.
! T. Dimmitt, j. B. RainOr, Lawson Woods.
+. Lane, G.. Elliott, L S. Miller, S. H.
| Smith, T. 7. Cole, 3. Z Hendricks, W.
F Smith, W. G. helms, B. B. Williams,
J. H. r )wland.
Leou-J H. Moody, G. B. Bryce.
Anderson-M. L. HuddleSon, DR.. ".
NJ. Shumatte,
Brszos-G. B. Lynch, DR.. Law, DR..
| Mitchell.
Freestone-J. w. Story.
Cherokve-J T Smith, h. c. Johnson,
E. 7. Boone, J. c Gautly.
! Blanco-W. P Summey.
Trsvis-T. 81. Bragg, J. 3. Cough, W.
W. Penson, S. T. Mitchell, A. T. Hsw.
thorne, DR.. G. w. Richardson, A. Grant,
| G. V. Johnson, j. A. H4ckett.
Bex4r-G. B. Davis, Mrs. Mary NJ
Clardy, Mrs, Elizabeth Fry, W. H. B.
! Brooker, Rev. c. Z Giddings, w. H.
Brooks, Rv. J. a. H4ckett
| Montgomery. W. Barron.
Kerr-R=v. w. G. Cooke.
Bastrop-J. W Vermillion.
! Uyalde-B NJ. Patterson.
Lsmpsses-F. r. Malone, J. NJ. Carroll,
J. c. Matthews.
Williamson-S. E. Whtpley, 3. J.
Chamberlain, DR.. B. a. Rodgers, J. Z.
King, G W. TOY end, j. W. Heiat, D.
D, ". H Shelbrrn, J. c Breeding.
Falls-C. E. Clay, l. W. Duke, John
La Prelle, M. II. Sears, J. V. Wright, T.
N Cornelison, J. B. Sears, " L PatIllo,
A F. Corning, J. c. Jones, G { Krunge,
J r Love, j. Coats, n. Y. benson, Wash
Tioh, J. R. NJ Touchstone.
NavsrrO-Dr W. Il. Kirksey. N. A.
Wilkes, H. G. Daynor, D. Maggsrd, W.
Campbell, S. G. Mullins, T. J. Meredith,
DR.. Ferris.
Limestone-H. J. f. Williams, S. A.
Erwin, D. NJ Prendergast, J. P. Phil
pott, T. J Gibson, E. B. Crisman, c. E.
Newson, G. E Jennings, J. Y. Lenoir.
ELISE. N. Brock, R. c. Armstrong,
B, F. Witherspoon, NJ K. Little, E. Finch,
w. A. Cslfee, J. C. Collard. Sam Hur-
lock, l. S. Davenport, Alex Holt, S. B.
Roebuck, G A. Faris.
Galveston-A. P. Norman, J. D. Scott.
Walier-G~ V. Ridley.